From President of Basketball Operations/Head Coach Mike Budenholzer:
“With the league’s permission, I have reached out to and apologized to Ben Taylor for what happened in the game versus Cleveland. Ben is an excellent young referee who is a valuable member of the NBA family. We all understand that any contact – – including incidental contact – – with an official is unacceptable. I accept the NBA’s fine and look forward to putting this situation in the past.”